The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-02

The Interstate Commerce Commissi,
Announced.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
| Announced.
| WAsHINGToN, March 22.-The Presi
dent has appointed the following
| inter state commerce commissioners:
| Thomas NJ. Cooley, OF Michigan, for
the term OF six years. William r.
| MORRISON, OF Illinois, for the term Of
| five years. Augustus Schoonmaker,
| OF New York, for the term of four
| years. Aldace +. Walker, OF Vermont,
| for the term OF three years. Walter
L. Bragg, OF Alabama. for the
term OF two years. The COM
mission as announced tonight
caused great surprise. 1t has all
along been known that Morrison had
been asked TO take a position on the
board and that Judge Cooley was the
man the president wanted above ali
Others. He has twice declined, but
the president, In order to secure his
acceptance, offered to appoint him tc
the long term and make him chairman
OF the commission: The law does not
authorize the President to designate
the chairman, but he will indicate to
the other four that he wants
Cooley to have the place and they
will concede it to him. Bragg
has sought the appointment persist
emily and is considered g good man,
having had experience as state rail
way commissioner for Alabama. The
other two are new selections and are
comparatively unknown here. Seven
persons were rendered the position
before the last two places were filed.
Herman, of New York, WAS supposed
to have q certain thing, but it is
thought that he is left Off because the
president did not want Gov. Hill to
select his successor as commissioner
OF New York.
JUDGE THOMAS NJ. COOLEY was born in
Attica, n. Y, January 6. 1924. He re-
moved to Michigan in S43, and was ad-
mitted to the bar at Adrian in l s i6 where
be settled permanently in 1913. In 1857
he was appointed to compile the statutes
OF Michigan, which were published in two
volumes. He wss reporter OF the Michigan
Supreme Court, 1S5S-64, and published
eight volumes oil reports In 1850 he be-
came Jay Professor OF Law In the Univer-
sity of Michigan at Ann Arbor, aud held
the position for many years. In 1864 he
was elected justice OF the NJ chigan Su
preme Court, but was defeated for re-
election in 1885. He has published a
Digest of Michigan Report" (1S66), and a
Treatise On Constitutional Limitations
Of the Legislative Power OF the State"
GS6S), on which latter work lareely rests
his fame as a jurist. Several years ago
he served with Z. B. Washburne and Allen
6. Thurman as an Advisory Commission
to settle trunk-liue disputes, becoming sole
arbitrator on the withdrawal of his fellow
commissioners. He WAS also selected at
one time to settle the question OF the rela
tive rates of live stock and dressed beef,
and ct another time to adjust the per
centages of East bound lines on passenger
rates la both instances he admittedly
laid down principles which were conceded
to be correct, but which the railroads
failed to live up to. He was appointed
Wabash receiver in December, 1856.
WILLIAM K. MORRISON. OF Waterloo, III
was born in Monroe county, Illinois,
September ID, 1925. He was educated in
the common school and at McKendee
College Illinois. He studied law and was
admitted to the bar. He was made clerk
OF the circuit court and for four terms
wae member of and for one term Speak
er OF the Illinois House Of Represent
atives. He wss elected to the thirty
eighth, forty third, iorty fourth, tort fifth,
| forty sixth forty-seyenth, tort weigh tn, and
| orty ninth Congresses S a Democrat. In the
| the Illinois legislature in 1885 he was one
| of the ia avorites of the Democratic faction,
and all through that memorable contest,
which resulted in Logan btilr returned,
| Morrison held the sympathiea u bis follow
ers. In the last Congressional campaign
he was defeated by Jehu Baker. Mr.. Nor
| rison hss gained the reputation for being
great thinker. He will often pass his most
| intimate friends without recognizing them
! bar, i,,o tYIRv nd in a haap ind lad MS
| on such occasions is only equaled by Secre-
tary Lamar.
| ALDACE +. WALKER was born in Rutland
| County, Vermont, about forty-six years
| ago. ii studied law In the office of Sena-
tor EdmunGs at Burlington and was ad
| mitted to the bar, but before he had q
| chance to practice the war OF the rebellion
| br oke out. He went to the front as a pri-
| vate and came out colonel. After the
war he epracticed his profession in New York
| City for two or three years, but finally re-
moved to Rutland, where he now lives. He
| il said to hold a leading position at the
| Vermont bar and has been engaged in sew
| eral important cases. He has been mem
| Der of the Legislature, and while state SEN
| ator was instrumental in the railroad leg
| islation enacted. The special study he
gave the subject at that time has been con
| tinued since and it is thought fully fits him
| for a place on the national commission. In
| politics MI Walker has always been a Re-
| publican.
AUGUSTUS SCHooNMAKER ie lawyer oil
| Kingston, n. Y, and was always close
| personal and political friend of Gov. Til
| den. He succeeded Mr.. Fairchild as attor-
| ney general of New York state.
Mr.. BRAGG has been leading Democrat
in Alabama for some years. In 1881 he
was made president OF the Alabama state
railroad commission and served in that
poeition four years, during which time
many import ant questions arising between
the railroads and their customers were sat
isfactoriy adjusted.